Ling Zichen stood not far behind him, watching him with a complicated expression in her eyes. Yet, despite her usually fiery personality, she said nothing at that moment, because she knew too well what she and he had been through. Even though he was back, Ling Zichen never thought she could hold a place in his heart. Despite having died for him once, it was only in that final moment that she uttered those three words: I love you. Unfortunately, she didn't end up dying, otherwise, her image might have lingered in his heart.
Time has passed, ten thousand years have gone by. Ten thousand years ago, he chose to eternally freeze with her. But she didn't die, and to fulfill the mission he left behind, she found countless ways to live another ten thousand years, continuing the glory of Shrek Academy and Tang Sect. Ten thousand years later, he had returned.
